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I Believe
Long ago, attending the local LDS church, there was a program where the
Young Women's group had to carry around the sugar-sacks with little doll heads glued to them, as a similar experiment. What I found offensive was that the girls were MADE to shlep them around; for the Young Men it was optional! One girl "adopted out" her sugar-sack, which caused an uproar in the church, but she pointed out that it was her choice and that one thing the LDS is big on is the doctrine of free agency. Blessed be, Baha jmcquown wrote in message ... Singh wrote: Some of our schools have them; I think we call it "Baby Think-it-Over." And you're right, I think it should be compulsory and not a home-ec elective. The problem is that Baby Think-it-Over is several hundred dollars, and the school systems that need it most are the ones who can least afford it. Blessed be, Baha Huh. When the idea was first conceived (no pun intended) they gave the young teens a 10 lb. bag of flour or sugar (I think flour was cheaper back then) and made them carry them around in blankies. They could NOT go out with their friends and leave the "baby"; they had to arrange for a baby-sitter. They were given a feeding schedule including getting up during the night. They had to stop and "change diapers" a specified number of times per day and night. Granted, it's not exactly the same thing as those "baby dolls" they use now which probably DO cost a lot of money. But the idea was sound. You can bet they got tired of hauling a 10 lb. bag of flour around all day Jill meee wrote in message ... I also believe that child-rearing should be a mandatory program in high school, perhaps as a part of the required health class; and like health class, that one cannot graduate without passing such a course. Blessed be, Baha Interestingly enough, in queensland, we have this thing where in grade 10 home ec wehad to take an electronic baby home, it cries at random times, and you have to change/feed/cuddle until it stops, you can't tell which you have to do, so you do everything til it stops. you also have to support the head, it records how many mistakes you make and you got 'graded' for it...you can't turn it off and it cries at night too! It was a very good idea, but should be compulsory, and not just for home ec students. they have to keep the 'baby' for about a week, and take it everywhere with them. |
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I Believe in Supernanny
wrote in message oups.com... My dad told me once that if I my kids liked me all the time, I was doing something wrong. It's actually true. You can't be your kid's best friend. They don't need a 40-year-old best friend. Your job is to teach them and love them, not to get them to like you. I like your dad. I wish that someone would get around to teaching parents that they can't have it both ways. A teacher's life would be much easier. My kids were raised to know that if they told the truth, they'd get into trouble, but if they lied the trouble would be much worse. They got tired of me telling them that I am their mother, not their friend. and yes, there are times when they've all hated my guts. But they all know that Mom, and Dad, are there for them and will do what they can to help. Pam S. |
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I Believe in Supernanny
"Pamela Shirk" wrote in message hlink.net... wrote in message oups.com... My dad told me once that if I my kids liked me all the time, I was doing something wrong. It's actually true. You can't be your kid's best friend. They don't need a 40-year-old best friend. Your job is to teach them and love them, not to get them to like you. I like your dad. I wish that someone would get around to teaching parents that they can't have it both ways. A teacher's life would be much easier. My kids were raised to know that if they told the truth, they'd get into trouble, but if they lied the trouble would be much worse. They got tired of me telling them that I am their mother, not their friend. and yes, there are times when they've all hated my guts. But they all know that Mom, and Dad, are there for them and will do what they can to help. Pam S. One of the hardest things to watch when my brother died, was the effect on his son. The two of them were so close, that Mickey not only lost his father he lost his best friend. He really didn't have anyone close to help him through things. Jo |
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